Source: Fortune
Summary
White House border czar Tom Homan announced that over 1,000 immigration agents have left Minnesota’s Twin Cities area, with hundreds more to depart soon, as part of the Trump administration’s drawdown of its immigration enforcement surge. A small security force will remain to protect agents and respond to agitators. Agents will continue investigating fraud allegations and the anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a church service. The Department of Homeland Security said the operation was its largest immigration enforcement operation ever, but it came under criticism as the situation grew more volatile and two U.S. citizens were killed.
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The numbers tell one story. The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota’s Twin Cities area is winding down, with over 1,000 agents already gone and hundreds more to follow. Tom Homan said a small security force will stay to protect remaining agents, but mass deportations will continue across the country. The operation’s success is in question, with two U.S. citizens killed and widespread criticism. The drawdown is a retreat from a strategy that was meant to be the largest immigration enforcement operation ever.
The announcement sounds familiar. The Trump administration is scaling back a high-profile immigration enforcement operation, citing a return to the “original footprint.” The move comes after the operation drew criticism and resulted in the deaths of two U.S. citizens. Tom Homan said the operation was successful, but the numbers tell a different story.
The strategy enters a familiar phase. The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota’s Twin Cities area was meant to be a show of force, but it ultimately resulted in a drawdown. The operation’s success is in question, and the administration is now scaling back its efforts. Tom Homan said the operation was the largest immigration enforcement operation ever, but the numbers tell a different story.
Author: Evan Null
